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"The Good and the Bad?" Childhood Experiences With Fathers and Their Influence on Women's Expectations and Men's Experiences of Fathering in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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A cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of peer mentors to support South African women living with HIV and their infants

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

A comparison of the socio-economic determinants of growth retardation in South African and Filipino infants

scientific article

A systematic review on the meaning of the concept 'AIDS Orphan': confusion over definitions and implications for care

scientific article published on May 2008

Adolescent Mental Health Problems and Adult Human Capital: Findings From the South African Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort at 28 Years of Age ⬇️

journal article from 'Journal of Adolescent Health' published in 2021

Adolescent Pregnancy and Attained Height among Black South African Girls: Matched-Pair Prospective Study

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Adverse childhood experiences: prevalence and associated factors among South African young adults

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Prevalence and correlates ⬇️

scientific article published on August 4, 2011

An analysis of retrospective and repeat prospective reports of adverse childhood experiences from the South African Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

scientific article published on 26 July 2017

An integrated scientific framework for child survival and early childhood development

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

Antiretroviral Drug Use in a Cross-Sectional Population Survey in Africa: NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043).

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

App-Supported Promotion of Child Growth and Development by Community Health Workers in Kenya: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Are there short cuts to pubertal assessments? Self-reported and assessed group differences in pubertal development in African adolescents

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Assembling an effective paediatric HIV treatment and prevention toolkit

scientific article published on 4 June 2014

Assessing the prevalence of young children living in households prepared for COVID-19 in 56 low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 21 June 2022

Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration)

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Behavioural strategies to reduce HIV transmission: how to make them work better

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Birth status, child growth, and adult outcomes in low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 21 September 2013

Care for Child Development: an intervention in support of responsive caregiving and early child development

scientific article published in January 2018

Characteristics of sexually experienced HIV testers aged 18 to 32 in rural South Africa: baseline results from a community-based trial, NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043).

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Children's Learning in the Diverse Socio-Cultural Context of South Africa

scientific article published on August 2012

Children's daily travel to school in Johannesburg-Soweto, South Africa: geography and school choice in the Birth to Twenty cohort study

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Cohort Profile: Mandela's children: the 1990 Birth to Twenty study in South Africa

scientific article published on 12 March 2007

Cohort profile: the consortium of health-orientated research in transitioning societies

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Collecting maternal health information from HIV-positive pregnant women using mobile phone-assisted face-to-face interviews in Southern Africa

scientific article published on 10 June 2013

Community-based intervention to increase HIV testing and case detection in people aged 16–32 years in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Thailand (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043): a randomised study ⬇️

scientific article published on May 3, 2011

Comparative Models of Biological and Social Pathways to Predict Child Growth through Age 2 Years from Birth Cohorts in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa

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Correction to: Assessing the prevalence of young children living in households prepared for COVID-19 in 56 low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 19 July 2022

Data for action on early childhood development

scientific article published on 19 November 2020

Design and methods of a longitudinal study investigating the impact of antiretroviral treatment on the partnerships and sexual behaviour of HIV-infected individuals in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Determination of HIV Status in African Adults With Discordant HIV Rapid Tests

scientific article published on August 2015

Development and pilot evaluation of a home-based palliative care training and support package for young children in southern Africa

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Disadvantages of having an adolescent mother

scientific article published in November 2016

Early Life Growth Predicts Pubertal Development in South African Adolescents

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Early childhood development: an imperative for action and measurement at scale

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

Early childhood development: the foundation of sustainable development

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

Economic support to patients in HIV and TB grants in rounds 7 and 10 from the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

scientific article published on 28 January 2014

Effect of community-based voluntary counselling and testing on HIV incidence and social and behavioural outcomes (NIMH Project Accept; HPTN 043): a cluster-randomised trial

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Effective interventions and strategies for improving early child development

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Effects of a community intervention on HIV prevention behaviors among men who experienced childhood sexual or physical abuse in four African settings: findings from NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043).

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Effects of responsive caregiving and learning opportunities during pre-school ages on the association of early adversities and adolescent human capital: an analysis of birth cohorts in two middle-income countries

scientific article published on 01 January 2021

Effects of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Environmental lead exposure and pubertal trajectory classes in South African adolescent males and females

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Environmental lead exposure and socio-behavioural adjustment in the early teens: the birth to twenty cohort

scientific article published on 3 December 2011

Estimation of HIV incidence in a large, community-based, randomized clinical trial: NIMH project accept (HIV Prevention Trials Network 043).

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Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Ethnic Identity Among Black South African Youth

scientific article published on 30 January 2019

Executive functions form a single construct and are associated with schooling: Evidence from three low- and middle- income countries

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Exploring the Impact of Childhood Abuse on HIV Social and Attitudinal Factors Among Adults With and Without this History in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043).

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Factors influencing enrollment: a case study from Birth to Twenty, the 1990 birth cohort in Soweto-Johannesburg

scientific article published on 11 December 2008

Father Involvement in Young Children’s Care and Education in Southern Africa

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Fathers' Financial Support of Children in a Low Income Community in South Africa

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G20's Initiative for Early Childhood Development

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Gatekeeping and its impact on father involvement among Black South Africans in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

scientific article published on 26 October 2015

Gender norms and health: insights from global survey data

scientific article published on 30 May 2019

HIV risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa and Northern Thailand: baseline behavioral data from Project Accept

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HIV surveillance in a large, community-based study: results from the pilot study of Project Accept (HIV Prevention Trials Network 043).

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HIV-related stigma, social norms, and HIV testing in Soweto and Vulindlela, South Africa: National Institutes of Mental Health Project Accept (HPTN 043)

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Health Pregnancy, Healthy Baby: testing the added benefits of pregnancy ultrasound scan for child development in a randomised control trial

scientific article published on 06 January 2020

Health and social scientists need to weigh in.

scientific article published on June 2007

Height-for-age z scores increase despite increasing height deficits among children in 5 developing countries

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Household Shocks and Coping Strategies in Rural and Peri-Urban South Africa: Baseline Data from the Size Study in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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Improving hospital care for young children in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty

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In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa

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Inequalities in early childhood care and development in low/middle-income countries: 2010-2018

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development ⬇️

scientific article published on September 22, 2011

Infant feeding and school attainment in five cohorts from low- and middle-income countries

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Infant-feeding patterns and cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood: data from five cohorts in low- and middle-income countries

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Infants and Young Children Affected by HIV/AIDS

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Intergenerational transfer of health inequalities: exploration of mechanisms in the Birth to Twenty cohort in South Africa

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development

scientific article published on 4 October 2016

Keep talking about it: HIV/AIDS-related communication and prior HIV testing in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Thailand

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Lead exposure is associated with a delay in the onset of puberty in South African adolescent females: findings from the Birth to Twenty cohort

scientific article published on 7 August 2010

Low birthweight and subsequent emotional and behavioural outcomes in 12-year-old children in Soweto, South Africa: findings from Birth to Twenty

scientific article published on 11 May 2009

Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital

scientific article published on 26 January 2008

Maternal height and child growth patterns

scientific article published on 07 March 2013

Maternal postnatal depression and children's growth and behaviour during the early years of life: exploring the interaction between physical and mental health

scientific article published on 26 July 2010

Maternal prenatal stress and later child behavioral problems in an urban South African setting

scientific article published on March 2010

Mobile VCT: reaching men and young people in urban and rural South African pilot studies (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043).

scientific article published on November 2013

Modelling residential mobility: factors associated with the movement of children in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 August 2011

Modelling the impact of maternal HIV on uninfected children: correcting current estimates

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Only skin deep: limitations of public health understanding of male circumcision in South Africa

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Performance of the fourth-generation Bio-Rad GS HIV Combo Ag/Ab enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of HIV infection in Southern Africa

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Postnatal depressive symptoms and child psychological development at 10 years: a prospective study of longitudinal data from the South African Birth to Twenty cohort

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Predicting long-term outcomes for children affected by HIV and AIDS: perspectives from the scientific study of children's development

scientific article published on July 2014

Predictors of postnatal depression in an urban South African cohort

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Pregnant women living with HIV (WLH) supported at clinics by peer WLH: a cluster randomized controlled trial

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Prenatal and adolescent blood lead levels in South Africa: child, maternal and household risk factors in the Birth to Twenty cohort

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Prenatal care and child growth and schooling in four low- and medium-income countries

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Project Masihambisane: a cluster randomised controlled trial with peer mentors to improve outcomes for pregnant mothers living with HIV.

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Psychological and physical co-morbidity among urban South African women

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Psychological legacies of intergenerational trauma under South African apartheid: Prenatal stress predicts greater vulnerability to the psychological impacts of future stress exposure during late adolescence and early adulthood in Soweto, South Afri

scientific article published in 2022

Pubertal Development and Prepubertal Height and Weight Jointly Predict Young Adult Height and Body Mass Index in a Prospective Study in South Africa

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Relationships Between Maternal Factors and Weight Loss Attempts Among Urban Male and Female Adolescents Living in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Reported physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adult HIV risk behaviour in three African countries: findings from Project Accept (HPTN-043).

scientific article published on February 2014

Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents

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Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

Risk of poor development in young children in low-income and middle-income countries: an estimation and analysis at the global, regional, and country level

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Sexual risk after HIV diagnosis: a comparison of pre-ART individuals with CD4>500 cells/µl and ART-eligible individuals in a HIV treatment and care programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 05 August 2013

Size at birth, weight gain in infancy and childhood, and adult diabetes risk in five low- or middle-income country birth cohorts

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Social and behavioral aspects of child and adolescent participation in HIV vaccine trials

scientific article published in December 2005

South African Birth to Twenty Project

South African-ness Among Adolescents: The Emergence of a Collective Identity within the Birth to Twenty Cohort Study

scientific article published on February 2008

Strengthening families through early intervention in high HIV prevalence countries ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2009

Strengthening families to support children affected by HIV and AIDS.

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Strengthening families: a key recommendation of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and AIDS (JLICA).

scientific article published in January 2009

Stress begets stress: the association of adverse childhood experiences with psychological distress in the presence of adult life stress.

scientific article published on 5 July 2018

Stunting at 24 Months Is Not Related to Incidence of Overweight through Young Adulthood in an Urban South African Birth Cohort

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Support for the feasibility of the ages and stages questionnaire as a developmental screening tool: a cross-sectional study of South African and Zambian children aged 2-60 months

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Targeting AIDS orphans and child-headed households? A perspective from national surveys in South Africa, 1995-2005.

scientific article published in October 2008

Test and tell: correlates and consequences of testing and disclosure of HIV status in South Africa (HPTN 043 Project Accept).

scientific article published on February 2009

The D-score: a metric for interpreting the early development of infants and toddlers across global settings

scientific article published on 19 November 2019

The South African universal preschool year: a case study of policy development and implementation

scientific article published in January 2018

The association between elevated blood lead levels and violent behavior during late adolescence: The South African Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

The association between environmental lead exposure with aggressive behavior, and dimensionality of direct and indirect aggression during mid-adolescence: Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

scientific article published on 30 August 2017

The association between self-reported stigma and loss-to-follow up in treatment eligible HIV positive adults in rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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The influence of antiretroviral treatment on willingness to test: a qualitative study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on June 2011

The moral tensions of HIV/AIDS in sub‐Saharan Africa

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The relationship between multidimensional economic well-being and children's mental health, physical health, and executive function development in South Africa

scientific article published on 06 June 2019

The role of Black fathers in the lives of children in South Africa: child protection for Black South Africans is often a collective responsibility

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The silent truth of teenage pregnancies--Birth to Twenty cohort's next generation.

scientific article published in February 2006

The status of fatherhood and fathering in South Africa

scientific article published on January 2010

Tracking development assistance for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in conflict-affected countries

scientific article published on 31 August 2019

Training and capacity development: the foundation of interventions to support young children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

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Transition from Birth to Ten to Birth to Twenty: the South African cohort reaches 13 years of age.

scientific article published in July 2004

Triple Benefit: Impact of an Integrated Early Childhood Development and PMTCT Intervention on ART Outcomes Among Mothers Living with HIV and Infants in Malawi—An Endline Evaluation

scientific article published in 2023

USING PARTICIPATORY METHODS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) TO PREPARE FOR AN HIV COMMUNITY-BASED TRIAL IN VULINDLELA, SOUTH AFRICA (Project Accept-HPTN 043).

scientific article published on January 2009

Using mobile phones for adolescent research in low and middle income countries: preliminary findings from the birth to twenty cohort, South Africa

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Weight gain in the first two years of life is an important predictor of schooling outcomes in pooled analyses from five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries

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Which eligible households get grants? Demographic correlates of receipt in South Africa

scientific article published on 19 October 2016

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

scientific article published on January 2016

Young adults, the target of below-the-line advertising.

scientific article published on February 2006

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